Tag: New York Music

The most important part of any travel for business or pleasure is planning out the proper soundtrack for your trip. With the 2018 International Franchise Expo starting this week, I wanted to share my playlist of my favorite songs by New York artists, recorded in New York, or about New York.

Love Supreme – John Coltrane

Take The A-Train – Duke Ellington

Blue Monk – Thelonius Monk Trio

I can’t decide on which classic jazz song should lead off. I settled on all three of these.

Pennies from Heaven – Louis Prima

Face it, when you set foot in New York, you feel as excited and sugared-up as Buddy in Elf.

New York, New York – Frank Sinatra

I don’t really like this particular song, but I feel like I must include it.

Piano Man – Billy Joel

This song always painted such a perfect a picture of an old piano bar in the city. I can smell the beer on the microphone.

Personality Crisis – The New York Dolls

Psycho Killer – Talking Heads

I Wanna Be Seated – The Ramones

One Way or Another – Blondie

If I could go back in time, I would go straight to 1977 at CBGB.

Shattered – Rolling Stones

Bite the Big Apple…

New York Groove – Ace Frehley

Great tune! That is all.

Angela – Bob James

Soft jazz song that you will recognize as the theme to the gritty NY sitcom Taxi.

In The City – Joe Walsh

More theme music – this time from the cult classic film The Warriors!

Double Fantasy – John Lennon

I can’t choose just one song from this album that defines New York City for me.

Fairytale of New York – The Pogues with Kristy MacColl

Yes, it’s a Christmas song. But it also paints an amazing picture of New York City. It’s beautiful & ugly as well as sad & happy all at the same time.

Unplugged in New York – Nirvana

Recorded in New York but not really a NY record. It’s the best live album ever, so I just look for any reason to put it on any list.

New York Minute – Don Henley

Layers and layers of good stuff here.

The Great American Nightmare – Rob Zombie

It’s been the theme to The Howard Stern Show for 20 years. That’s pretty New York.

New York State of Mind (Live) – Billy Joel

Two Billy Joel songs on this list? Yep.

And, go for the live broadcast version from the post-911 televised Tribute to Heroes concert.

And for those wondering where Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen are … I’m sorry, I just can’t.